Robert Lamar Rabb (6 August 1919 — 31 July 2006) was an American entomologist and a professor at North Carolina State University.
Rabb was born in Lenoir where he was introduced to the wilderness by his timberman grandfather and his mother, who was interested in wildflowers.
His education was interrupted by the war years during which he served in the 390th Bombardment Squadron of the US Air Force in the Solomon Islands, New Guinea and the Philippines.
He went to North Carolina State University graduating in 1947 and working briefly in mills.
He then joined NCSU as an assistant professor, working on pest management, mainly in tobacco.